Fried chicken shops are rapidly transforming the British high street, while a volunteer group in Wolverhampton seeks drivers to deliver meals to those in need, and thousands of businesses in Malawi protest tax changes. Meanwhile, a push for Alberta to join the US is raising concerns in Canada, and a Bermuda snail, once thought extinct, is thriving again after a decade-long conservation effort.
The UK is experiencing a surge in US-style fried chicken shops, opening at a faster rate than other fast-food outlets, according to BBC Business. This trend, fueled by a youth-driven craze seen on platforms like TikTok, is reshaping the British takeaway landscape. "I try to be healthy," said 19-year-old nursing student Sumayyah Zara Sillah, who enjoys the food, "But I like it so much."
Simultaneously, in Wolverhampton, a volunteer group called Friends of Di's Kitchen (FODK) is seeking drivers to deliver free meals to nearly a thousand people each week. FODK, founded in 2020, initially served six people and now relies on volunteers to deliver meals for up to two hours on Thursday afternoons, as reported by BBC Business. Jan Kellond, cofounder of FODK, stated they needed more drivers to help with the weekly service.
Across the Atlantic, thousands of businesses in Malawi closed in protest against new tax changes. Demonstrations in the country's four main cities led to a delay in the implementation of the new tax regime, which business owners feared would cripple their livelihoods, The Guardian reported.
In Canada, a separatist push for Alberta to join the US is raising concerns. Meetings between unelected Albertans and US officials have been branded treasonous by some, according to The Guardian.
Finally, a conservation success story emerged from Bermuda, where the greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis), once believed extinct, is thriving again after a decade-long effort. Conservationists bred and released more than 100,000 of the molluscs, according to The Guardian.
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